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Bottomed out
Over the weekend I was driving a road which appeared to be nice and twisy on the map. Well, twisty it was, nice it was not. I don't think I'd drive this road again with my 4WD truck. Anyway, I had gone way out of my way to take this road on my way to my final destination so I tried to make the most of it. Even after taking the road fairly slowly I managed to bottom out my car on a particularly nasty bump. I bottomed the skid guards I have on the front of my car as well as the shocks themselves. My car now pulls slightly to the left.
The question: Which is more likely? Did I just knock the alignment out of whack or did I bend my car?
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09-30-2002, 10:35 AM
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Location: Lacey, WA. USA
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Something is out of adjustment or bent. But no, you didn't bend the whole car.
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09-30-2002, 10:40 AM
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I doubt you did any permanent harm. My guess is you just slightly knocked it out of alignment. However things I would check for: bent stub axle, strut housing bolts loose which let the strut housing shift, bent tie rod end.
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